Titilade Ilesanmi: Breaking Free from Society’s Beauty Standards and Embracing Our True Selves
As a child in elementary school, I recall sitting quietly while whispers floated around about “the prettiest girl in class.” Though these remarks were never...
As a child in elementary school, I recall sitting quietly while whispers floated around about “the prettiest girl in class.” Though these remarks were never intended to wound, they subtly planted a seed of comparison within me. I started to view myself through a lens shaped by others’ opinions. Her hair was silkier. Her complexion...
